Kane County Opinion
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GOP won’t stand up to Tea PartyOct 15, 2013 4:40 am - GOP won’t stand up to Tea Party As we approach the deadline for raising the U.S. debt limit, economists have warned us repeatedly of the catastrophic consequences o...
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Attend Oct. 24 meeting on fixing Illinois and the redistricting systemOct 14, 2013 11:00 pm - A statewide effort has started to change how Illinois state Senate and Representative districts are drawn. Right now, the maps are redrawn every 10 years to make sure e...
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Preckwinkle committed to working with allOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - I was disappointed by the way the Daily Herald characterized my position — writing that my “efforts to reduce the county’s jail population and save taxpayers millions of...
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Proud to be celebrating Hispanic Heritage MonthOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - As a proud Latino, and a member of the Elgin Community College family, it is an honor for me to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. T...
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What does next executive order hold?Oct 14, 2013 4:40 am - What does next executive order hold? Too bad our lawmakers didn’t think it was important to support the World War II veterans in their quest to see the memorial ere...
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Boehner kowtows to Tea Party extremistsOct 13, 2013 4:40 am - Boehner kowtows to Tea Party extremists John Boehner, speaker of the House, is more interested in placating the Tea Party extremists in his Republican majority than...
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Someone else should be in chargeOct 13, 2013 4:40 am - Someone else should be in charge Congress is planning to spend over a trillion dollars in fiscal 2014 even though two years ago they passed a law to cap spend at $9...
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The SoapboxOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Budgetary perspective in Elgin: Elgin city councilmen are not sure about eliminating business license fees because they worry about losing revenue. The fees are projecte...
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Why aren’t GOP proposals discussed?Oct 12, 2013 4:40 am - Why aren’t GOP proposals discussed? It has been said that politics is the art of compromise. Harry Reid has replaced that saying with his own, “dead on arrival.” Si...
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Editorial: Continue senior, disabled bus serviceOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - Washington, D.C., is not the only place where politicians are having a difficult time compromising before a deadline halting constituent services. On a much smaller scal...